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State
Missions Offering
March 2005
Christ Central
Ministries
took care of me
My name is Raymond Bennett. I am 55-years-old
and reside at Christ Central Ministries in Allendale. Six years ago the
company I was working for moved out of town which left me without a job. Not
having any savings, it was not long before the landlord asked me to leave. I
slept under bridges, in the woods, or anywhere I could find a warm place.
Then one day someone told me about a homeless shelter that provided food,
counseling, clothes, and a bed. Once I moved into Christ Central, things
began to come together: One of the pastors involved with the shelter helped
me get a job at a chicken farm and before I knew it, I had my own trailer
and was back on my feet. Christ Central had taken me off the street and
introduced me to Jesus and helped me put my life back together. Once I left,
Christ Central became an important part of my life as I wanted to be apart
of something God was doing.
However, a terrible nightmare came my way and my wife whom I loved died.
There was no way I could deal with the loss, never mind trying to find the
resources to give my wife a proper burial. I turned to the only people I
knew would help–Christ Central. They again came through for me by finding
someone who would provide the entire burial expense. I will never be able to
say enough for this. But without my wife I didn’t care about myself, work,
or anything else. The only place I felt loved was at Christ Central so I
asked to come back until I got over the loss of my wife.
I have never found an organization that cared like Christ Central. They have
given me back my life, a reason to live, salvation, and friends who are real
and always there for you. I wish everyone everywhere had the same
opportunities I had at Christ Central. I really believe that if every
community had one home like this, homelessness would become a thing of the
past. If you really want to know true Christianity, find a Christ Central
home and get involved.
Raymond Bennett
Resident
Christ Central Ministries, Allendale
Christ
Central Ministries in Allendale is one of the ministries supported by your
gifts to the State Missions Offering of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
of South Carolina. The goal for 2005 is $110,000. |
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Other monthly
features:
February 2005: Charmaine Townsend.
Metanoia. Go.
April: Fumi George, Japanese Ministry.
Go.
May: Tyquanisha Fludd, a Young Leader
at Metanoia. Go.
June: Duc Nguyen Van, the pastor of a
Vietnamese congregation in Greenville. Go.
September: Oakland Baptist Church in
Rock Hill doing missions in Belgium. Go.
October:
Akiko Beville,
Japanese Ministry. Go.
November: A
testimony from Metanoia. Go.
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